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THON 2005
[ Monday, Feb. 21, 2005 ]
Embracing Dreams, Sharing Tomorrow

PHOTO: Matt Sowers
PHOTO: Matt Sowers

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Cancer, you're fired.

Sixteen-year-old Jennifer Yorgey could not believe what her sister did this past weekend.

Penn State men's soccer defender Grady Renfrow knows what it feels like to not be able to play his favorite sport.

Eleven-year-old Sara Culver's blonde ponytail was in one of the Ziploc bags Caitlyn Burns was holding.

Eight-year-old Charlie Karchner, decked out in a blue top hat and matching cape, couldn't wait to get his Supersoaker -- complete with water storage backpack -- filled so he could get back to drenching his next victim.

At 3:45 yesterday morning, the Blue Loop pulled up looking like a mini-Thon on wheels.

Cheered on by his teammates, dancer Jason Held slowly aimed and fired a Ping-Pong ball into a six-cup formation.

During each of the Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon line dances, the floor of Rec Hall erupted in shouting, chanting and singing.

Though far from quiet, the scene at this year's Interfraternity Council/Panhellenic Dance Marathon was relatively calm for law enforcement officials, Penn State University Police said.

11:01 p.m. Friday. Jeremy Deiter (sophomore-health and human development) dove headfirst into a pool of baby powder during the first "bathroom break," where dancers slid down a long strip of floor covered with powder into the hands of cheering moralers, who massage the dancers' tired bodies.

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